I am really freaking out here and need some insight. I just finished an anatomy class and we had a section on this, so maybe that’s just kind of made me a hypochondriac.
I’ve always suffered from headaches (I’m 16). It runs in our family. Lately they have been getting progressively more severe and more frequent. It starts as a pressure behind my eyes and radiates around to the back of my head. I’ve also noticed that my right eyelid has began drooping. Not all the time, but fairly often. I went to my regular practitioner and he sent me to an ophthalmologist. They did tests and said there is nothing wrong with the nerves or muscles in my eye and mentioned a few possible causes like cluster headaches or ophthalmic migraines.
The past week or so I’ve been really mood and short tempered. That’s just not usually like me. Yeah I get mad of course but I;ve been snapping at people really often over small things. It’s really just not like me. And I’ve just felt depressed and gloomy. It’s really affecting everyone around me, particularly my girlfriend. It’s killing me.
The ophthalmologist scheduled me for an MRI in the next few days. The doctor never mentioned a tumor, but is it a possibility? I just want to know whats wrong with me!
The MRI was totally the Doctor’s doing. I didn’t ask him or tell him anything about my fear. Since they waited till after Christmas to schedule it I’m assuming that they don’t think it’s anything too serious or urgent.
I’ve also started having some muscle twitches mainly in my right arm. I don’t know if that’s anything major or related.
and I do have an appointment already scheduled with a neorologist that specializes in headaches. The reason I went to the doctor is when my eye started drooping. That’s the main thing we’re trying to figure out now. I’ve just been speculating on my own…..
could it be a brain tumor?
Jul 21st, 10
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RM
July 21st, 2010
No one can say you don’t have a brain tumor but given your story I’d say its very very unlikely you have headaches caused by a brain tumor. You are getting an MRI anyway which will likely be therapeutic (for anxiety) if not particularly revealing otherwise.
Try to relax in the short term. In the longer term, you should see a headache specialist for your probable migraines.